Brooke Banuelos
Valerie Chanthaluxay
Capstone: The American and Japanese College Student's Perception on Racial and Ethnic Identities
Dr. Yoshiko Saito-Abbott and Dr. Shigeko Sekine
Abstract:
世界ではグローバリゼーションが進み、人種と民族の偏見に関する取り組みが急がれている。これらの偏見はステレオタイプに感化され、どのように人々と関わっていくか又少数民族の社会的地位に影響する。アメリカでは有色人種が構造的な抑圧と偏見で社会的・経済的弱者として扱われている。しかし、日本人は単一民族であり、つまり同じ民族性を持ち、差別的制度や差別を度々経験した事がある人は、外国人や他民族の人達である事が多い。様々な人種の経験や偏見に対して、どのような要因がそれぞれの人種・民族の捉え方や偏見に影響するかについて、私達は日本人30名とアメリカ人31名の大学生に調査を行った。アンケート調査を分析した結果、アメリカの学生は日本の学生よりも、少数民族が直面している不利な点を認識している事がわかった。また、日米大学生共に、人種のステレオタイプやヨーロッパ中心の美の基準に沿う意見を持っているが、日本人学生がより強く同調する傾向にあった。最後に、メディア、教育、人間関係が、他者に対する認識の形成や他者との関わり方に重要な役割を果たしていることが分かった。特に、日本人の大学生は家族や友人や及び自分の地域社会から人種的および民族的信条を学ぶことによって、先入観が生まれ、それが自分の思考および行動にマイナスまたはプラスの影響を及ぼしうる事も分かった。又、偏見や差別がよくない事、政治的に正しい事ではないとされているため、アメリカ人大学生の方が偏見や差別的な態度について明確に答えない傾向があった。
As the world becomes more globalized, the importance of addressing biases related to race and ethnicity also becomes more urgent. These biases manifest through stereotyping and can affect the way we interact with the people around us and the status of those minorities. In America, we often see people of color in social or economic disadvantages due to systemic oppression and discrimination. However, in Japan, due to their largely homogenous population, these discriminatory systems or actions are commonly conducted against foreigners or people who are part of other ethnic groups. In order to understand how racial/ethnic features affect how college students perceive various racial/ethnic groups and what factors impact the formation of these biases, we conducted a survey with 30 Japanese and 31 American college students. After analyzing the results, we found that American students had a better awareness and understanding of the disadvantages minority groups face than Japanese students did. Additionally, we found that both American and Japanese students tended to align their personal beliefs with known racial stereotypes and Eurocentric beauty standards, although Japanese students were more likely to act upon these thoughts. Finally, we found that media, education, and personal relationships played a significant role in how we form our perceptions of others, as well as how we interact with them. In particular, the installations of racial and ethnic ideologies through family, friends, and one’s community impacted Japanese college students more than Americans and caused them to have preconceived notions, which can either negatively or positively impact their own thoughts and actions. Additionally, we analyzed that American college students were more hesitant to respond in a discriminatory manner for their biases due to the promotion of political correctness in the U.S.
Research Questions:
RQ1: How does having characteristics associated with racial/ethnic identities affect college students’ perceptions about various racial/ethnic groups?
RQ2: What factors influence how Japanese and American college students perceive people of other racial and ethnic identities?
Capstone Presentations:
The American and Japanese College Student’s Perception on Racial & Ethnic Identities (clickable link)
異なる人種と民族のアイデンティティに関する日米大学生の見解 (clickable link)
Valerie Chanthaluxay
Capstone: The American and Japanese College Student's Perception on Racial and Ethnic Identities
Dr. Yoshiko Saito-Abbott and Dr. Shigeko Sekine
Abstract:
世界ではグローバリゼーションが進み、人種と民族の偏見に関する取り組みが急がれている。これらの偏見はステレオタイプに感化され、どのように人々と関わっていくか又少数民族の社会的地位に影響する。アメリカでは有色人種が構造的な抑圧と偏見で社会的・経済的弱者として扱われている。しかし、日本人は単一民族であり、つまり同じ民族性を持ち、差別的制度や差別を度々経験した事がある人は、外国人や他民族の人達である事が多い。様々な人種の経験や偏見に対して、どのような要因がそれぞれの人種・民族の捉え方や偏見に影響するかについて、私達は日本人30名とアメリカ人31名の大学生に調査を行った。アンケート調査を分析した結果、アメリカの学生は日本の学生よりも、少数民族が直面している不利な点を認識している事がわかった。また、日米大学生共に、人種のステレオタイプやヨーロッパ中心の美の基準に沿う意見を持っているが、日本人学生がより強く同調する傾向にあった。最後に、メディア、教育、人間関係が、他者に対する認識の形成や他者との関わり方に重要な役割を果たしていることが分かった。特に、日本人の大学生は家族や友人や及び自分の地域社会から人種的および民族的信条を学ぶことによって、先入観が生まれ、それが自分の思考および行動にマイナスまたはプラスの影響を及ぼしうる事も分かった。又、偏見や差別がよくない事、政治的に正しい事ではないとされているため、アメリカ人大学生の方が偏見や差別的な態度について明確に答えない傾向があった。
As the world becomes more globalized, the importance of addressing biases related to race and ethnicity also becomes more urgent. These biases manifest through stereotyping and can affect the way we interact with the people around us and the status of those minorities. In America, we often see people of color in social or economic disadvantages due to systemic oppression and discrimination. However, in Japan, due to their largely homogenous population, these discriminatory systems or actions are commonly conducted against foreigners or people who are part of other ethnic groups. In order to understand how racial/ethnic features affect how college students perceive various racial/ethnic groups and what factors impact the formation of these biases, we conducted a survey with 30 Japanese and 31 American college students. After analyzing the results, we found that American students had a better awareness and understanding of the disadvantages minority groups face than Japanese students did. Additionally, we found that both American and Japanese students tended to align their personal beliefs with known racial stereotypes and Eurocentric beauty standards, although Japanese students were more likely to act upon these thoughts. Finally, we found that media, education, and personal relationships played a significant role in how we form our perceptions of others, as well as how we interact with them. In particular, the installations of racial and ethnic ideologies through family, friends, and one’s community impacted Japanese college students more than Americans and caused them to have preconceived notions, which can either negatively or positively impact their own thoughts and actions. Additionally, we analyzed that American college students were more hesitant to respond in a discriminatory manner for their biases due to the promotion of political correctness in the U.S.
Research Questions:
RQ1: How does having characteristics associated with racial/ethnic identities affect college students’ perceptions about various racial/ethnic groups?
RQ2: What factors influence how Japanese and American college students perceive people of other racial and ethnic identities?
Capstone Presentations:
The American and Japanese College Student’s Perception on Racial & Ethnic Identities (clickable link)
異なる人種と民族のアイデンティティに関する日米大学生の見解 (clickable link)
Japanese Essay
English Essay
Japanese Script